Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 · Chapter
Article 9 — Stakeholder consultation
Stakeholder consultation: how industry and civil society get a formal voice.
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1.1. When preparing measures for the implementation of this Regulation, the Commission shall consult and take into account the views of relevant stakeholders, such as relevant Member State authorities, private sector undertakings, including microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, the open-source software community, consumer associations, academia, and relevant Union agencies and bodies as well as expert groups established at Union level. In particular, the Commission shall, in a structured manner, where appropriate, consult and seek the views of those stakeholders when:
(a) preparing the guidance referred to in Article 26;
(b) preparing the technical descriptions of the product categories set out in Annex III in accordance with Article 7(4), assessing the need for potential updates of the list of product categories in accordance with Article 7(3) and Article 8(2), or carrying out the assessment of the potential market impact referred to in Article 8(1), without prejudice to Article 61;
(c) undertaking preparatory work for the evaluation and review of this Regulation.
2.2. The Commission shall organise regular consultation and information sessions, at least once a year, to gather the views of the stakeholders referred to in paragraph 1 on the implementation of this Regulation.
sha256:27b7c6c64c773001… · CELEX 32024R2847What this article does
Article 9 wires consultation into the Regulation's ongoing machinery: when preparing measures for implementing the Regulation, the Commission consults and takes into account the views of relevant stakeholders such as Member State authorities, businesses including SMEs, the open-source software community, consumer associations, academia, and Union agencies and expert groups — in a structured manner where appropriate for Article 26 guidance, the Annex III and Annex IV category work and the Regulation's evaluation, and through consultation and information sessions held at least once a year.
Why a reference site cares
The consultation channel is where guidance gets shaped before it appears; the Commission's first practical guidance, non-binding guidance under Article 26, was published on 27 July 2026 F-035, and Article 26 guidance is one of the items Article 9 names for structured consultation where appropriate. For anyone whose product sits near an unsettled question, consultations are the earliest visible signal of where interpretation is heading — earlier than guidance, far earlier than enforcement.
Verified facts this page relies on
- F-035 The European Commission published its first set of practical guidance on the application of the Regulation on 27 July 2026 (non-binding guidance under Article 26). Commission
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